DROP OWNED

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DROP OWNED

Removes database objects owned by a database role.

Synopsis

DROP OWNED BY name [, ...] [CASCADE | RESTRICT]

Description

DROP OWNED drops all the objects in the current database
that are owned by one of the specified roles. Any privileges granted
to the given roles on objects in the current database will also be revoked.

Parameters

name

The name of a role whose objects will be dropped, and whose privileges
will be revoked.

CASCADE

Automatically drop objects that depend on the affected objects.

RESTRICT

Refuse to drop the objects owned by a role if any other database
objects depend on one of the affected objects. This is the default.

Notes

DROP OWNED is often used to prepare for the removal
of one or more roles. Because DROP OWNED only affects
the objects in the current database, it is usually necessary to execute
this command in each database that contains objects owned by a role that
is to be removed.

Using the CASCADE option may make the command recurse
to objects owned by other users.

The REASSIGN OWNED command is an alternative that
reassigns the ownership of all the database objects owned by one or more
roles.